Chocolate cheesecake pie
8 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | ounces | Cream Cheese |
| 4 | tablespoons | Whipping Cream |
| 1 | cup | Sugar |
| ½ | cup | Unsweetened Cocoa Powder |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ground Cinnamon |
| 3 | Eggs | |
| Whipped Cream, for | ||
| Decorating | ||
| Chocolate Curls, for | ||
| Decorating | ||
| 1 | cup | Graham Cracker Crumbs |
| ½ | cup | Crushed Amaretti Cookies |
| (see important note) | ||
| 6 | tablespoons | Butter -- melted |
| The Crust----- | ||
Directions
Note: If amaretti cookies are not available, use all graham cracker crumbs for a total of 1½ cups.
1. Place a baking sheet in the oven and preheat to 350 F.
2. For the crust, mix the crumbs and butter in a bowl.
3. With a spoon, press the crumbs evenly over the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie pan. Bake for 8 mins. Let cool. Keep the oven on.
4. With an electric mixer, beat the cheese and cream together until smooth. Beat in the sugar, cocoa, and cinnamon until blended.
5. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating just enough to blend.
6. Pour into the pie shell and bake on the hot sheet for 25 to 30 mins. The filling will sink down as it cools. Decorate, by piping whipped cream around the edge and filling the center with gobs of chocolate curls.
Recipe By : The Great American Baking Book - ISBN 0-8317-3971-1 From: Dan Klepach Date: 04-22-95 (159) Fido: Cooking